Rear Splash Guards - Honda Pilot

hipcheck_now · 01-31-2003, 06:58 PM

The rear splash guards are an option. For those who have them, do they really do anything? (Mine don't!)

glider pilot · 01-31-2003, 07:17 PM

My house is at the end of a mud and gravel driveway which is about the length of a football field, (which is now covered with snow), so I take my Pilot "off road" every day. Trust me, they make a big difference. Also, on the highway, they reduce the salt and ash thrown up by the rear wheels. I'm not sure if they'd be of as much benefit in San Diego.

kemosabe · 01-31-2003, 09:34 PM

I live in the D.C. area (Maryland) suburbs so I am probably in the same boat as someone in San Diego in not really "needing" them, per se... but I got them because I thought the Pilot looked "unbalanced" with front splash guards and not rear ones (like missing a shoe or something like that).

Sage · 01-31-2003, 09:51 PM

Got 'em! Glad I do. Look good and help with road muck!

gopilot · 02-01-2003, 03:55 AM

oh yeah baby. get them.

**colorider** · 02-01-2003, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hipcheck_now
The rear splash guards are an option. For those who have them, do they really do anything? (Mine don't!)

Got 'em. Like 'em.

And remember, rear mud gurads/mud flaps/whatever you call them, also help out the people BEHIND you from rocks or other objects that your rear tires kick up.

YMMV

GR8PILOT · 02-01-2003, 08:20 AM

Just had the rear splash guards installed yesterday. Too soon to know if they help at all, but my PILOT sure looks better with both front and rear- as someone else said, more balanced. I sure don't understand why Honda would put them on the front (standard) and not on the rear!

kippy95 · 02-02-2003, 03:01 AM

Has anybody painted their splash guard to match the body color? I am thinking about painting the fog light cover to match the body color but not sure about the splash guard. Post some picture if you have them.

RipRocK · 02-02-2003, 01:04 PM

I believe they do help. But they don't completely prevent some splash to still come up from under which ends up on the under/side of the bumper.

PaulV7 · 02-02-2003, 01:08 PM

I got them because I hate when people kick rocks up at me, and I hate to be that guy. Plus like others said it makes the Pilot look more balanced.

shepilot · 02-02-2003, 09:37 PM

I like the rear guards. Easy to install yourself and I've noticed it helps minimize the amount of road muck that spins up onto the rear side panels.

bigdog67 · 02-02-2003, 10:39 PM

Way too cheap not to get them, look good and very easy to put on. Why dont they come that way is my question?? I would think you would get 4 or 0 but 2???

Rainbowslim · 02-03-2003, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kippy95
Has anybody painted their splash guard to match the body color? I am thinking about painting the fog light cover to match the body color but not sure about the splash guard. Post some picture if you have them.

I like my splash guards but I do wish they did a better job at keeping water and dirt off the rear lower bumper.

Kippy95 - If you paint your splash guards please post some pics. Are you going to paint your door handles too?

kemosabe · 02-03-2003, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bigdog67
Way too cheap not to get them, look good and very easy to put on. Why dont they come that way is my question?? I would think you would get 4 or 0 but 2???

Answer: MONEY Honda probably figured that if they gave you two, then you would say, "Man, that looks weird, I need two more!" so they sell them to you as accessories and make a profit. They tempt you with two to make you buy two more! (Just my 2 cents)

Stone · 02-04-2003, 12:36 AM

I don't know if the rear splash guards do anything, but my dealer threw them in at no additional cost. This is something that is pretty easy to negotiate for, since they don't cost the dealer that much.

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01-31-2003, 06:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
hipcheck_now Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 41 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Rear Splash Guards The rear splash guards are an option. For those who have them, do they really do anything? (Mine don't!)

01-31-2003, 09:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sage Super Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 1,547 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Got 'em! Glad I do. Look good and help with road muck! __________________ '03 Honda Pilot EXL - 30,808 - Sage Brush, Lower Trim w/Chrome & Fogs, Running Boards, Auto D/N Mirror, Cross Bars, Bumper & Mirror Chrome, Rear Splash, Cargo Tray, Cargo Organizer, All Season Mats, Back-up Sensors.

02-01-2003, 03:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
gopilot Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Terrace B.C. Canada Posts: 991 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	oh yeah baby. get them. __________________ Always a Honda ( 2003 Havasu Blue EX-L) Still a Honda( 2011 Crystal Black Pearl Touring)

02-01-2003, 08:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
GR8PILOT Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 29 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Just had the rear splash guards installed yesterday. Too soon to know if they help at all, but my PILOT sure looks better with both front and rear- as someone else said, more balanced. I sure don't understand why Honda would put them on the front (standard) and not on the rear! __________________ '03 Pilot EX-L, RES Taffeta White/Fern

01-31-2003, 07:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
glider pilot Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 32 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My house is at the end of a mud and gravel driveway which is about the length of a football field, (which is now covered with snow), so I take my Pilot "off road" every day. Trust me, they make a big difference. Also, on the highway, they reduce the salt and ash thrown up by the rear wheels. I'm not sure if they'd be of as much benefit in San Diego.

02-02-2003, 03:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
kippy95 Pilot T-Maxx Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Diamond Bar, CA Posts: 152 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Body color splash guard Has anybody painted their splash guard to match the body color? I am thinking about painting the fog light cover to match the body color but not sure about the splash guard. Post some picture if you have them. __________________ 60477 White EX-L RES: Fog-Lights, Running Boards, Tow Package, Half Nose Mask, Wood Trim Interior, Dash, Lever & RES, Auto D/N Mirror, Wheel Locks, Cross-Bars, Luggage Basket, Splash Guards, All Season Floor Mats, Rockford Fosgate Punch 700X and Punch 401S amplifiers, Rockford Fosgate Punch HX2 RFD2212 12" subwoofer, All Infinty Kappa 62.5i Speakers, Dynamat, Sylvania SivlerStars, Front Window Tint, Cargo Tray, and Garmin iQue 3600 GPS/PDA.

02-02-2003, 01:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
RipRocK Super Duper Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB., Canada, eh!! Posts: 2,388 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I believe they do help. But they don't completely prevent some splash to still come up from under which ends up on the under/side of the bumper.

02-02-2003, 01:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
PaulV7 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Reisterstown, MD Posts: 283 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	splash I got them because I hate when people kick rocks up at me, and I hate to be that guy. Plus like others said it makes the Pilot look more balanced. __________________ -----EX-L Sage Brush----- Lower Trim/Fog Lights, Formfit Air Deflector Tow Hitch Package Day/Night Mirror Cargo Tray , Cargo Cover Wheel locks, Splash Guards Husky Floor Mats, WeatherTech Vent Visors

02-02-2003, 09:37 PM	#11 (permalink)
shepilot Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF Bay Area California Posts: 89 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I like the rear guards. Easy to install yourself and I've noticed it helps minimize the amount of road muck that spins up onto the rear side panels. __________________ 03 Pilot EXL Taffeta White

02-02-2003, 10:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
bigdog67 Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Central Texas Posts: 41 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Way too cheap not to get them, look good and very easy to put on. Why dont they come that way is my question?? I would think you would get 4 or 0 but 2??? __________________ Sandstone EX/Tow Package/Mud Flaps/Rear Mat

02-04-2003, 12:36 AM	#15 (permalink)
Stone Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 24 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I don't know if the rear splash guards do anything, but my dealer threw them in at no additional cost. This is something that is pretty easy to negotiate for, since they don't cost the dealer that much. __________________ 2003 SandStone EX-L, RES, Backup Sensors, Rear Splash Guards

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